Billiard cue



H. G. BARRETT BILLIARD CUL" March 12, 1929.

Filed Sept. 3. 1925 III IIII Patented Mar.i1r2, 1929.

' comme 'STATE HAROLD e. BARRETT, OR WIL'MRTTR, ILLINOIS, yAssIeNoR TO RARBARITR CORPORA- TION,'or cHIoAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

RILLIARD con. j

Application 'filed September VThis inventionrelates to improvements in cues particularly adapted for use in playing billiards and pool and one of the objects-of the same is to provide an improved cue so constructed that all cues may be manufactured of thesame initial Weight and in which cue an adjustable weight is arrangedso that the balance in the cue maybe variedatwill byl adjusting the weight in a direction lengthwise of the eue, the weight of the cue being de' terminedby the ysize of the balanceweig'ht,

thereby reducing the cost of manufacture and of producing a great obviating, the necessity and I distorted by reason of the cue being subjected .f struction of cue butt.

to heat and moisture.

A further object is to provideran'improved cue shaft `constructed of a composition of matter and reinforced by a hollow metallic reinforcing core and'which shaft is separate from theA butt end of the cue and adapted .to be detachably secured to anyform or con- A further Objectis to provide in abilliard the balance in the cue may be varied at will and from the vOutside of the cue .without necessitating the dismantling ofany of the parts ofthe cue.

To the attainment ofthese ends and the acf complishment of other new and usefulobj ects as will appear the invention consists in the l features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of.

the several parts hereinafter more fully de-A scribed and claimed and as shown in: the accompanying drawin illustrating thisinvention, and in.which rawing: A

Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a cue constructed. in accordance with the principles of this invention.

Figure 21's a horizontal sectional view ofy the butt end of the cue.

. Figure `3 is a longitudinal sectional the shaft of the cue.;v f.

Figurefl is an enlarged detailed longitudi- 'ew of nal sectional .position ofnon-metallic material suitable `for provided therein with asnuglyfitting hollow s, 1925. serial 110.54331.

view ofthe tip endv of the cue shaft.

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`v iewoffone end of thebuttof i I i `the cue.v

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line.5-5 Figure Y i' Figure y6 is a sectional view on line 6 6 Figure3- i A Y j Figure 7 .is a detail longitudinalV sectional` In carrying this invention into operation the casingor shell of the shaft may be constructed Vof a composition of. inatter\which maybe a nitro-cellulose composition `known `as pyroxyline; a phenolic condensation prodf uctknown as bakelite or any other comil i the purpose. Thebutt end `10 of thecue is hollow and may ifr desired be constructed of wood, and is metallicreinforcing core 11,'and one end oftheI core terminates adjacent the I endg` of; the casing. lnto the other end of the butt a plug Y- 12 projects andv which plug is provided with a circumferential flange 13 forming ahead I which `restsagainst Vthe end .of the casing.

Thel plug`12 isk provided with v an opening extending therethrough and the plug is se cured in position in any suitable manner such' as by means of threads.` The inner end of the Aplug abuts the adj acent extremity of the corei 11. f

[At thefother endof the lbuttis arranged i lportion of the .member tele-scoping with the core. l This member may be secured in position ini member 14 whichabuts the end of the casing cue anadjustable weight byfmeans. of which co re.1l so that the shoulder 15V/ill abut the A jadjacent extremities of thecasingand the anyfsuitable manner and is provided with ath'readed opening 1 6 opening throughv the outer end ofthe. member.

Disposedwithin and extending lengthvlvise.` of the core' and for. substantially the entirevr external diameter considerably less than the 18,v and the other endof the shaft*4 projects into and is secured to a rotatable member .19,

1 theV latter being provided withqanhea'd 20.

which abuts the end of the butt 10'and has aYY bearing against the head 130i the member 12. A portion ofthe member extends-into' l length thereofy is a threadedshaft 17 of an and is rotatable within the .plug 12 which latterforms a bearing therefor so that the member 19 vmay be freely rotated with respect to the butt end of the cue-and with it the shaft 17. A band 21 may be provided for fastening Y the elements 19 and 13 against separation and at the same time permitthe member19 toA be rotated.

butt.

Y lic reinforcing core.

131 and which To that end the band 21 may be provided with anges 22 which extend into recesses respcctively in the head2() and the flange 13. A fastening device 23 such as a screw or the like maybe provided for holding the mem ber 19 against rotation. Y f

of any suitable size and construction andis preferably provided with a resilient outer face 25, such vas'rubber or thelike, to prevent rattling by engagement thereof with the core and for assisting in maintaining it in position.V

The shaft 17 passes through the weight and 'has threaded engagement therewith, and the The shaft of the cue is separate from the butt and embodies a hollow tapering metallic core 26 which is inserted intoya tubular casing 27 preferably constructedlof a suitable material which when subjected to a predetermined degree of heat will become` pliable vto permit the ready insertionof the core, the casing being slightly expanded by kthe core, so that whenfthe temperature of thecasing is reduced it will contract and shrink upon thecore.

Into the end of the shaft thus formed is in'- serted a plug 28 of suitable material which is secured therein in anysuitable manner.

The end ofthe casing 27 extends for a. considerable distance beyond the adjacent extremity of the core so that the plug 28 when inserted therein, w-ill abut the end of the core'and will :preferably be'lush with the outer end of the casing.

A- threaded recess 29 opens through the outer end of the plug 28and is adapted to receive a threaded portion 30 of a cue tip vsocket portion is formed by reducing the extremity ofthe socket to form a shoulder 32 which abuts the end of the socket member 31 and the casing 26`so that the impact caused when the cue hits the ball will bedirected against the casing and not against the metal- In the other end of the core 26' is inserted a member 33 which is securedrk in any suitable manner such as bymeans of fastening devices 34, one extremity ofthe member projecting Arranged within the core 11 is a weightv24:

beyond the core and casing and being formed into a screw like portion .35 adapted to be screwed into theopening 16 inthe end of the A portion of the member 33 beyond the core 26 may be provided with a groove or recess 36 into which a portion of the casing 27 projects for assisting in preventing relative longitudinal displacement of the core 26 and casing 27.

The core 26 is preferably split longitudinally thereof as at V37 beyond the member 33 so lthat the core will possess the necessary elasticity or resiliency to assist in causing the casing and core to'iirmly grip each other. i g' When the core 26 is inserted into the casing 27 the core will be slightly compressed so that there will always be a natural tendency of the coreto expand within the casing.

With-this improved construction aY cue of extreme lightness and maximum strength will be produced and will'possess the' necessaryl butt portion 10 for connecting them together. Y

elasticity thereby rendering it possible to ini `l tially produce all cues of thesame size and weight, the additional weight for the various cues being obtained by vthe addition of a weight concealed within the cue.v

The weight is adjustable from the exterior of the cue so as to vary the position of the weight longitudinally of the cue to vary the balance in the cue to meet the requirements of the individual user.

This will result in a saving to the manufacturer in that the necessity of carrying a great many and variety of cues in stock will be avoided and the 'loss to `the'merchant as well as to the user, by reason of the warping of the cue, will be avoided.` l

Vhile the preferred form of the inventionf has been herein described and shown, it is to be understood that various changes may-be made inthe details of construction and in the combination and arrangement ofthe several d parts, within the scope'of the claims, without What is claimed' as new is t 1; A billiard cue embodying a butt end, said departing from the spirit of thisinvention.

end being hollow, a tubular'metallicl reinforcing core therein, a plug removably seated in one end of said butt and having an opening therethrough, a portion of the plug abutting one extremity of said butt end, a plug inthe other end of'said butt, a portion ofthe last said' plug abutting the extremity of said butt, v

the ends of the said ycore respectively abutting said plugs, a cap on one endy of the said' butt and projecting into and rotatable in the rst said plug, a shaft within thecore, one

extremity of the shaft being journaled in one of said plugs, the other end of the shaft being connected with said capand' aweigh't car`` ried by andv movable longitudinally of the shaft.r t Y '2. A-billiard cue embodying a butt end', said end being hollow, a tubular lmetallic reinforc- 55,0.;

ing core therein, aplug removably seated in one end of said butt and having an opening therethrough, a portion of the plug abutting one extremity of saidbutt end, a plug inthe other end of said butt, a porti-on of the last said plug abutting the extremity of said butt, the ends of the said core respectivelyabutting said plugs, a cap on one end of the said butt and projecting into and rotatable in the first said plug, a shaft-Within the core, one extremity ofthe shaft being journaled inone of Said' plugs, the other end of the shaft being v connected with said cap, a Weight carried by and movable longitudinally of the shaft, a portion of the said cap abutting the end of the adjacent plug, and means for securing the last said plug and cap together to prevent rotation of the said shaft. v

3. A billiard cue embodying a butt end, said end being hollow, a tubularmetallie reinforcf ing core therein, a plug removably seated in one of said butt and having an opening therethrough, a portion of the plug abutting one I extremity'of said butt end, a plug in the other end of said butt, a portion of the last said plug abutting the extremity of said butt, the

y 'ends of the said core respectively abutting said plugs, a cap on one end of the said butt and projecting into and rotatable in the first said plug, a shaft Withinthe core, one extremity of the shaft being j ournaled in one of said plugs, the other end of the shaft being conbetween one end of the shaft section and theV second recited plug for detachably securing the shaft and butt sections of the cue together. 1

4. A billiard cue including a butt end, saidv end beingjholloW, a Weight Within said end,

means accessible from the exterior ofthe said..

butt for adjusting the Weight `lengthwise thereof to vary the balance in the cue, a sep-` arate shaft section for the cue, a hollovs7 re silient metallic reinforcing core Within the said shaftsection, and means for detachably securing ythe said shaft and butt end sections together.

In testimony vwhereof I' have signed my I lnameto this specication on this v31st day of y August, A. D. 1925. y

HAROLD G. BARRETT.' 

